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risking it for the biscuit

risking it for the biscuit is the present participle of risk it for the biscuit.

Meaning of risk it for the biscuit

Verb

risk it for the biscuit (third-person singular simple present risks it for the biscuit, present participle risking it for the biscuit, simple past and past participle risked it for the biscuit)

  1. (colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) To take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.

Questions about risking it for the biscuit

What is risking it for the biscuit the present participle of?
Risking it for the biscuit is the present participle of risk it for the biscuit.

Words near risking it for the biscuit in the dictionary

  1. riskiest
  2. riskily
  3. riskiness
  4. riskinesses
  5. risking
  6. risking it for the biscuit
  7. risking it to get the biscuit
  8. risking life and limb
  9. risking one's life
  10. risking one's life and limb
  11. risking one's neck

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